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Monday, November 5, 2018 MOTOGP Safar 27, 1440 AH Marquez wins in GULF TIMES Malaysia as Rossi crashes out of lead SPORT Page 4 RECOGNITION SPOTLIGHT Qatar 2022 stadiums receive sustainability awards New

he sustainable con- calculated the Class A* ratings struction practices at after conducting four site au- statutes two 2022 FIFA World dits during the construction Cup stadiums have process at both venues. Tbeen recognised as outstand- Engineer Bodour al-Meer, ing by the Global Sustainability the SC’s Sustainability & Envi- issued for Assessment System (GSAS). ronmental Manager, said: “We Both Al Wakrah Stadium and are proud to receive these pres- Al Bayt Stadium – Al Khor City tigious certifi cations for two were awarded a Class A* rating of our stadiums – it is a major by GSAS, which is administered achievement for Qatar and the QMMF in Qatar by the Gulf Organisa- SC, as we strive to meet our tion for Research & Develop- ambitious sustainability tar- ment (GORD). gets in the lead-up to 2022 and Al Wakrah Stadium will have beyond.” a capacity of 40,000 and host The SC is overseeing the de- matches up to the quarter- Construction at both venues — Al Wakrah Stadium (left) and Al Bayt Stadium – Al Khor City (right) — is due to be completed soon. velopment of seven stadiums fi nals stage during Qatar 2022, in preparation for the 2022 while Al Bayt Stadium will be a dent for Sport Projects, picked the construction of the sta- certifi cation. Sustainability diums’ promotion of sustain- FIFA World Cup, along with semi-fi nals venue with 60,000 up the respective awards dur- dium. It is an honour to receive is at the core of our work on a able practices, along with their the redevelopment of Khalifa seats. Construction at both ing the Sustainability Summit this award, which is testament daily basis. This recognition monitoring and reduction of International Stadium, which venues is due to be completed 2018, which was recently host- to the hard work of everyone follows the award given to us by environmental impacts on reopened in May 2017. Each soon. ed in Doha by GORD. involved in the project.” GORD for the stadium’s design, construction activities. During proposed venue is mandated to Abdulaziz Ali al-Ishaq, the Commenting on the mile- Meanwhile, Dr Nasser al- which also received the high- development, the project teams achieve a four-star GSAS De- Supreme Committee for Deliv- stone, al-Ishaq said: “Sustain- Hajri, Al Bayt Stadium Project est possible rating, thanks to its prioritised waste recycling, the sign & Build Certifi cate, which ery & Legacy’s (SC) Al Wakrah ability has been at the heart Director at Aspire Zone Foun- expression of local heritage and reuse of materials and water, assesses the level of sustain- Project Director, and Abdulaziz of our project from day one – dation, said: “We are very proud culture.” and dust suppression. ability within the design of the al-Mahmoud, Aspire Zone right from the design phase, all of the work done by the Al Bayt In awarding the Class A* The GSAS Trust, an inde- stadium building. Foundation’s Deputy Presi- the way through to completing Stadium team to achieve this rating, GSAS praised both sta- pendent certifi cation body, (SC.qa)

TENNIS Minister of Culture and Sports HE Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser al-Ali.

QNA Doha

Khachanov shocks inister of Culture and Sports HE Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser al-Ali issued yesterday a decision Mto adopt the new statutes of the Qa- tar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) based on amendments pro- posed by the federation. Djoko to win in Paris This decision is part of the strategy of the Ministry of Culture and Sports to empower young people and develop 22-year-old Russian snaps Serbian superstar’s 22-match winning streak with a straight sets win their capabilities as well as enhance the level of sport in Qatar, and within the Reuters Serbian’s remarkable spell of bending down to kiss the Cen- challenge the established or- a fourth consecutive tourna- co-ordination and fruitful co-opera- Paris dominance in the men’s game tre Court. der of Djokovic, Federer and ment win, following his victo- tion between the Ministry and QMMF. yesterday. Khachanov, a strapping 6ft Rafa Nadal, Khachanov looks ries at the Cincinatti Masters, The decision also aims at enhancing The 22-year-old Russian has 6in huge hitter with surpris- to have the equipment to off er the US Open and the Shanghai QMMF’s independence in the man- aren Khachanov for some time been seen as one ingly fl eet movement around them a real threat. Masters, he immediately broke agement of its aff airs, as is the case in caused one of the of the rising young talents of the court, took advantage of “I’m sure we’ll see a lot of back. other federations, in order to enhance shocks of the tennis the sport but few could have Djokovic being a little under- great games from him in the fu- Khachanov redoubled his at- the level of the sport in the State and year by overpowering envisaged his demolition of the the-weather after a week ture,” conceded Djokovic. tacking intent, while not giving maintain its leadership in the interna- KNovak Djokovic 7-5, 6-4 in the Serbian superstar, who was on struggling with fl u-like symp- That seems assured. What up another break point in the tional sports community. It also seeks Paris Masters fi nal to end the a three-month, 22-match win- toms. was most impressive about rest of the match with his effi - to enable young people to participate ning streak. Yet even though the Serb Khachanov’s victory was the cient, heavy serving. eff ectively in the management of the Djokovic was expected to admitted he was not feeling manner in which he bullied Constantly keeping the mas- federation and its sports clubs, involve celebrate his return to world his best after his epic three- Djokovic around the court with ter of defence on the back foot, them in their decision-making, and number one today with a hour win over Roger Federer the depth and booming accu- he converted a decisive break encourage them to make initiatives record-extending fi fth Paris in Saturday’s semi-fi nal, he a Russian three-times winner racy of his groundstrokes and point at 5-5 with an irretriev- and proposals that will improve sports, title but he went down in one had nothing but praise for the in Paris, picked up the biggest his confi dence in his ventures able backhand at full stretch which refl ects the State’s confi dence in hour 37 minutes amid a hail of outstanding quality of Khach- title of his burgeoning career. to the net. before taking the set in 57 min- the youth and their potential and ability 31 crushing winners from the anov’s attacking game. It was his third triumph of The only previous time they utes. in this fi eld. Muscovite’s racket. “All credit to Karen, he did the year, all on indoor hard had met, Djokovic crushed Then, with Djokovic clearly The QMMF General Assembly has “To fi nish my season like this a great job today. He deserves courts, and will rocket Khach- the Russian in straight sets at breathing harder, he earned the been formed, including all sports clubs is a dream,” Khachanov told the trophy,” Djokovic told the anov from 18th in the world to a Wimbledon and, momentar- decisive break to go 2-1 up in that exercise any sports activity of cars the crowd in the Bercy arena, crowd. career-high 11th today. ily, it seemed as if the same fate the second set af- and motorcycles. Within three months, explaining how Djokovic had Earning his fourth straight Even better news for a sport could await Khachanov again ter Djokovic had the General Assembly would prepare always been an inspiration to win over a top-10 player this always on the look-out for the as he was out-rallied to go 3-1 pushed a weary- for the election of a new board of direc- him. week, Khachanov, whose mus- next bright down in the opening set. looking back- tors as well as the adoption of QMMF’s He even took a leaf out of the cular game resembles that of young Instead, up against a great hand into the strategic plan and programmes in addi- Serb’s book of celebrations by his childhood hero Marat Safi n, thing to champion who was looking for net. tion to exercising the other powers pro- vided for in the statute. An executive body was also estab- lished in Qatar SC and Al Sadd that specialise in motorsports. Qatar SC hosted the motorcycles activities at the Batabit centre, while Al Sadd hosted motor activities at Mawater centre. The two clubs are included in the members of the General Assembly of QMMF, in addition to the other specialised clubs that practice motorssports, such as Lu- sail SC. The move aims to establish a prom- ising national base that invests their experience and seeks to embrace ini- tiatives and youth eff orts in this field through the activities, and compe- titions organised by QMMF or par- ticipating locally and internationally, which is of great importance to the in- dividual and society, and contributes to the dissemination of traffi c culture among young people and open chan- nels of communication with veterans Russia’s Karen Khachanov celebrates after athletes in order to benefi t from their winning the Paris Masters final against Serbia’s experiences and fi nd a common space Novak Djokovic (above) yesterday. (Reuters) to discuss issues related to mechanical sports. Gulf Times 2 Monday, November 5, 2018 CRICKET

ENGLAND’S TOUR OF SRI LANKA Unsettled England plot to ruin Herath farewell

Reuters Zoysa are battling anti-corrup- Galle, Sri Lanka tion charges, while Sri Lanka Cricket chief fi nancial offi cer Wimal Nandika Dissanayake has any a visiting team been remanded in custody by po- have succumbed to lice for suspected fi nancial mis- the trial by spin in Sri appropriation. Lanka and Joe Root’s In comparison, England’s MEngland will have to step up their problem is to identify the best game against the turning ball to combination, especially the se- escape that fate in the Test series lections of their number three beginning at Galle tomorrow. and wicketkeeper. Sri Lanka have never shied With Keaton Jennings set to away from milking their home open with the uncapped Rory advantage and the team, who Burns, Joe Denly was primed for have lost only one of their past six the number three slot, but the Test series at home, are unlikely 32-year-old’s struggle in the to do anything diff erent against warm-up matches has jeopard- an unsettled England. ised his Test debut. The three-Test series promises With wicketkeeper Jonny a familiar sight, with Sri Lanka’s Bairstow recovering from an an- wily spinners to bowl tirelessly kle injury, Jos Buttler is set to play and often in tandem, preying on Rangana Herath (also left). but it could be purely as a bats- the technique and temperament man, with Surrey wicketkeeper of the touring batsmen on tracks cided he cannot carry on. Ben Foakes donning the keeper’s where the fast bowlers will play He will retire after his 93rd gloves. cameos. Test, having already established “It’s probably the likely sce- And leading Sri Lanka’s himself as the most successful nario (that Buttler plays),” Root charge, for one last time, will be a left-arm spinner in Test history told the BBC last week. bulky 40-year-old with a golden with 430 scalps. “But the reason we called Ben arm and creaky knees as Rangana Sri Lankan cricket of late has up is he’s a high-quality wicket- Herath ends his illustrious career been a microcosm of the politi- keeper and gives us another way at the same Galle where he made cally riven country, and Dinesh to balance the side up. It’s a nice his Test debut 19 years ago. Chandimal’s team will have to position to be in.” Herath has carried Sri Lanka’s fi nd ways to focus on the game Kandy hosts the second Test spin burden on his shoulders amid turmoil off -fi eld. from November 14 and the fi nal since Muttiah Muralitharan’s exit Former captain Sanath Jayas- match is in Colombo from No- but the left-arm spinner has de- uriya and bowling coach Nuwan vember 23.

1ST ODI 3RD T20I Hosts were Record-setting bundled Azam leads Proteas thrash out for 152, visitors Pakistan to another reach the target in T20 series sweep hapless Aussies 30th over Reuters Scorecard Perth AUSTRALIA ale Steyn claimed A. Finch lbw b Ngidi 5 two early wickets as T. Head c de Kock b Steyn 1 South Africa’s pace D. Short c du Plessis b Steyn 0 attack combined C. Lynn c de Kock b Phehlukwayo 15 superblyD to heap more misery on Australia with a six-wicket A. Carey c de Kock b Tahir 33 thrashing to take a 1-0 lead in G. Maxwell c Klaasen b Phehlukwayo 11 their three-match one-day M. Stoinis c Klaasen b Phehlukwayo 14 international series yesterday. Sent in to bat, Australia P. Cummins run out (Miller) 12 succumbed to 152 all out in N. Coulter-Nile c Klaasen b Ngidi 34 38.1 overs and the victory tar- M. Starc lbw b Tahir 12 get never looked like troubling the visitors who romped home J. Hazlewood not out 6 with 20 overs to spare follow- Extras (b2, lb4, w3) 9 ing a breezy 47 from opener Total (all out, 38.1 overs) 152 Quinton de Kock. “We were exceptional with FoW: 1-4 (Head), 2-4 (Short), 3-8 (Finch), the ball and in the fi eld,” said 4-36 (Lynn), 5-48 (Maxwell), 6-66 South Africa skipper Faf du (Stoinis), 7-89 (Cummins), 8-107 (Carey), 9-140 (Starc), 10-152 (Coulter-Nile) Plessis. “It was a very good Pakistan’s Babar Azam became the quickest batsman to reach 1,000 day in the offi ce and brilliant South Africa’s Dale Steyn (second from left) celebrates with teammates after taking a wicket Bowling: Steyn 7-1-18-2, Ngidi 8.1-3-26-2, Twenty20 runs. (AFP) to have Dale back. It’s good during the first ODI against Australia in Perth yesterday. (AFP) Rabada 8-0-30-0, Phehlukwayo 6-0-33- 3 (w3), Tahir 9-0-39-2 to have that X-factor in your AFP taking their tally this year to 17 bowling attack.” some sarcastic applause from Nathan Coulter-Nile’s the tourists threatened as du Dubai wins in 19 matches with two de- Steyn, who suff ered a ca- the by the sparse crowd of cameo knock of 34 — includ- Plessis guided his team home SOUTH AFRICA feats. reer-threatening shoulder in- 24,342 at the end of the 12th ing one majestic pull for six with 10 not out. Q. de Kock c Hazlewood b Coulter-Nile 47 Sunday also represented Paki- jury on his last visit to Perth over when Chris Lynn struck — was a rare high point for a Australia, who will defend abar Azam became the stan’s ninth T20 win in succes- R. Hendricks c Lynn b Stoinis 44 two years ago, showed there the fi rst boundary of the in- side missing David Warner the 50-overs World Cup in quickest batsman to sion since losing to Australia at was plenty of life yet in his nings. and Steve Smith because of England next year, were des- A. Markram b Stoinis 36 reach 1,000 Twenty20 Harare in July this year. 35-year-old body with a mi- Lynn’s vigil was short-lived the suspensions doled out for perate for a morale-boosting F. du Plessis not out 10 runs as Pakistan white- Williamson and Phillips added serly early spell. as he was caught-behind soon the ball-tampering scandal in win after a miserable nine washedB New Zealand 3-0 with 83 for the third wicket after New H. Klaasen c Finch b Stoinis 2 The paceman (2-18) found afterwards for 15 off the bowl- South Africa in March. months for the sport Down a comfortable 47-run win in the Zealand lost big-hitting Co- the outside edge of Travis ing of medium-pacer Andile De Kock and opening part- Under since the ball-tamper- D. Miller not out 2 third and fi nal match in Dubai lin Munro for two and Colin de Head and D’Arcy Short, while Phehlukwayo, who led the ner Reeza Hendricks (44) got ing scandal. Extras (b1, lb4, w7) 12 yesterday. Grandhomme for six. Lungi Ngidi (2-26) reduced wicket-tally with three for 33. South Africa off to a blister- “Guys probably at times are Total (4 wickets, 29.2 overs) 153 The 24-year-old — ranked But once both were dismissed the hosts to eight for three The Proteas bowled with ing start as Australia’s seam doubting themselves,” said number one in Twenty20s — in the same Shadab over, the in- when he trapped Aaron Finch great discipline, ensuring that attack struggled to utilise the Finch, whose side have won FoW: 1-94 (De Kock), 2-122 (Hendricks), hit a punishing 58-ball 79 with nings fell apart, with only Ish So- lbw for just fi ve — a decision Australia’s inexperienced bat- conditions. only two of their last 14 one- 3-143 (Markram), 4-151 (Klassen) seven boundaries and two sixes dhi reaching double fi gures with the Australia skipper should ting unit could never settle on Aiden Markram added 36 dayers. Bowling: Hazlewood 8-2-41-0, Coulter- while Mohamed Hafeez hit a 34- 11. have reviewed. a pitch which off ered plenty of to the score and Marcus Stoi- “When South Africa Nile 3-0-26-1, Starc 8-0-47-0, Cummins ball 53 not out with two sixes and Ross Taylor (seven), Mark Australia tried to steady the the pace and bounce that the nus (3-14) added some degree bowled as well as they did to- 6-2-18-0, Stoinis 4.2-1-16-3 four boundaries to lift Pakistan Chapman (two) and Tim Seifert ship but progress was slow nearby WACA traditionally of respectability to the fi nal day, you have to be at your ab- RESULT: South Africa won by 6 wickets to 166-3 at Dubai stadium. (nought) also fell in quick suc- and they were subjected to off ered. margin, but at no stage were solute best.” Pakistan spinners Shadab cession with debutant birthday Khan (3-30) and Imad Wasim (2- boy Waqas Maqsood also chip- 28) then hastened New Zealand’s ping in with 2-21. 1ST T20I demise to 119 all out in 16.5 overs Earlier, Azam and Hafeez set as the Kiwis lost their last eight the tone for Pakistan’s big total wickets for just 23 runs. after they won the toss, adding This also becomes Pakistan’s 94 runs for the second wicket af- second series whitewash after ter Fakhar Zaman fell for 11. Karthik, Pandya secure India’s nervy win romping past Australia 3-0 last Hafeez smashed two sixes off Sunday. leg-spinner Sodhi’s 11th over of Reuters dya made a memorable debut, Kuldeep Yadav then ripped sion after the on-fi eld umpire had Kane Williamson top-scored the innings while Azam smacked Kolkata claiming the important wicket the heart out of the West In- failed to detect the slight edge. for New Zealand with a 38-ball two sixes off Munro to complete of Kieron Pollard before return- dies middle order with his triple Thomas devoured Shikhar 60, with eight boundaries and 100 runs in the 15th over. ing to score 21 not out off just strikes as the touring batsmen Dhawan, the other opener, two sixes, while opener Glenn Azam registered his eighth fi f- inesh Karthik an- nine balls, including the win- struggled to read the unortho- with another thunderbolt and Phillips made 26. ty in Twenty20 cricket while Ha- chored a tricky chase ning runs. dox left-arm spinner. then skipper Carlos Brathwaite Azam, when on 48, completed feez’s half century was his tenth with a measured un- Despite the presence of a host Fabian Allen topscored for struck twice to jolt the hosts. 1,000 runs in Twenty20 interna- in the shortest format. beaten 31 as India beat of swashbuckling batsmen on the tourists with 27 to take them Karthik fi rst revived India’s tionals in just 26 innings, better- Shoaib Malik a made nine-ball WestD Indies by fi ve wickets in both sides, the bowler-domi- past the 100-mark. chase with Manish Pandey (19) ing India’s Virat Kohli’s record of 19 with three boundaries. the fi rst Twenty20 International nated contest featured only two India’s reply was equally and then found an able ally reaching the mark in 27 innings. Pakistan won the fi rst match to go 1-0 up in the three-match sixes — one from each team. wobbly with the hosts looking in Pandya, whose clever and Azam’s rise has matched Pa- by two runs in Abu Dhabi and the series yesterday. Put into bat, the fi rst 49 runs ill at ease against the pace of Os- nerveless batting stood out. kistan’s elevation to the world second by six wickets in Dubai. Having restricted West In- cost West Indies the top half of to secure his wicket but could hane Thomas. number one ranking in Twen- dies to a below-par 109-8, India their batting order at the mid- not make the most of it and fell Bowling consistently above BRIEF SCORES: West Indies 109 ty20 internationals since making BRIEF SCORES: Pakistan 166 suff ered a top order collapse of way stage of their innings. for 10. 145 kph, the paceman drew fi rst for 8 (Fabian Allen 27; Kuldeep his debut against England at Old for 3 (Babar Azam 79, Mohamed their own but Karthik stayed put Opener Shai Hope fell victim Pollard hit the only six of the blood when he dismissed India Yadav 3-13) lost to India 110 for 5 Traff ord in 2016, when Sarfraz Hafeez 53 not out) beat New Zea- to guide the hosts home with 13 to a comical run out when he and innings but Pandya sent him captain Rohit Sharma caught (Dinesh Karthik 31 not out, Kru- Ahmed took charge as captain. land 119 all out (Kane Williamson balls to spare at Kolkata’s Eden Shimron Hetmyer both ended up back before the batsman could behind for six. nal 21 not out; Carlos Brathwaite Since then Pakistan have won 60; Shadab Khan 3-30, Waqas Gardens. being on the non-striker’s end. infl ict more damage on the In- West Indies successfully re- 2-11, Oshane Thomas 2-21) by five 29 of their 33 Twenty20 inter- Maqsood 2-21, Imad Wasim 2-28) All-rounder Krunal Pan- Hetmyer outsprinted Hope dians. viewed the original not-out deci- wickets nationals with only four defeats, by 47 runs Gulf Times Monday, November 5, 2018 3 SPORT

CRICKET / BAN VS ZIM, DAY 2, 1ST TEST CYCLING Spain’s Valverde Chatara and Raza wins Saitama put Zimbabwe on Criterium top in fi rst Test Both the bowlers claim three wickets apiece to bowl out hosts Bangladesh for 143

AFP Sylhet, Bangladesh

ace bowler Tendai Chatara and spinner Sikandar Raza claimed AFP three-kilometre course. three wickets each to Tokyo Thomas, the 32-year-old Pput Zimbabwe on top in the fi rst Welshman who fulfi lled his Test against Bangladesh in Syl- childhood dream by winning the het yesterday. eteran Spaniard cyclist Tour de France in July, came in Chatara claimed 3-19 and Alejandro Valverde second. Raza grabbed 3-35 as Zimbabwe clinched the Tour de The Sky rider is the third bowled out the hosts for 143 France’s Saitama Crite- Briton to win the Tour de France runs after left-arm spinner Tai- Vrium yesterday, beating Tour de after Chris Froome and Bradley jul Islam took 6-108 to end the France champion Geraint Tho- Wiggins. visitors’ fi rst innings on 282 in mas. Valverde and Thomas were the morning. Newly-crowned world cham- “very fast,” said Japan’s Arashiro, Zimbabwe, who pocketed a pion Valverde claimed victory, who fi nished third. 139-run fi rst innings lead, were pipping Thomas and Japanese “But I did my best... I’ll make 0-1 at stumps on the second rider Yukiya Arashiro who out- more eff orts for a year again and day at the Sylhet International paced other rivals later in the show people that I can win,” he Cricket Stadium. race, held just north of Tokyo. said, adding he hopes more peo- Debutant Ariful Haque was “It was a wonderful race,” ple will come see cycling at the the only Bangladesh batsman to the 38-year-old Movistar rider Tokyo 2020 Olympics. off er some resistance, scoring an told local TV Tokyo, speaking in Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali, the unbeaten 41 runs while wicket- Spanish. winner of the 2014 Tour de keeper-batsman Mushfi qur Ra- “I’m happy I was able to par- France fi nished fourth, while him made 31. ticipate in this race,” he said after German sprinter Marcel Kittel Mushfi qur helped Bangla- fi nishing the 19-lap race over a fi nished sixth. desh recover briefl y from 19-4 before he fell to Kyle Jarvis, who claimed 2-28 to play his part in the demolition act. Ethiopia’s Desisa takes NYC Marathon, Zimbabwe gained the upper Keitany is women’s winner hand early on when in-form opener Imrul Kayes dragged Reuters a Chatara delivery onto his Salvo, North Carolina stumps for fi ve in the fourth over Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza celebrates the wicket of Bangladesh’s Mominul Haque on Day 2 of the first Test in Sylhet yesterday. (AFP) of the innings. The hosts then lost three thiopian Lelisa Desisa wickets in nine balls. Scorecard surged to the men’s title Opener Liton Das followed Eand Kenya’s Mary Keitany Imrul on nine, giving a catch to ZIMBABWE 1st inn (o/n 236/5) Extras (b1, lb1) 2 I. Kayes b Chatara 5(Hossain), 4-19 (Mahmudullah), won a dominant fourth wom- wicketkeeper Regis Chakabva en’s crown at the New York City H. Masakadza lbw b Jayed 52 Total (all out; 117.3 overs) 282 M. Haque c Masakadza b Raza 11 5-49 (M. Haque), 6-78 (Rahim), before Zimbabwe successfully 7-108 (Hassan), 8-131 (T. Islam), Marathon yesterday. reviewed a caught behind appeal B. Chari b T. Islam 13 FoW: 1-35 (Chari), 2-47 (Taylor), N. Hossain c Chakabva b Chatara 5 9-143 (N. Islam), 10-143 (Jayed) Desisa, coming on strong in the against Nazmul Hossain (fi ve) 3-85 (Masakadza) 4-129 (Raza), final mile, claimed the victory B. Taylor c Hossain b T. Islam 6 Mahmudullah b Chatara 0Bowling: Jarvis 11-2-28-2, Ch- off fast bowler Chatara. 5-201 (Williams), 6-261 (Chakab- in an unoff icial two hours, five S. Williams c Hasan b Mahmudullah M. Rahim c Chakabva b Jarvis 31 atara 10-4-19-3, Mavuta 6-0-27-0, After Chatara bowled stand-in va), 7-268 (W. Masakadza), 8-273 minutes and 59 seconds as he 88 Raza 12-2-35-3, W. Masakadza skipper Mahmudullah for nought (Mavuta), 9-282 (Jarvis), 10-282 A. Haque not out 41 and fellow Ethiopian Shura Ki- 8-2-21-0, Williams 4-0-5-1 in the same over, Mushfi qur Ra- S. Raza b N. Islam 19 (Chatara) M. Hasan c&b Williams 21 tata (2:06:01) passed defending him and Mominul Haque shared P. Moor not out 63 Bowling: Jayed 21-3-68-1, T. Islam T. Islam c Chakabva b Raza 8 champion Geoff rey Kamworor, than three minutes in 2:22:48. 30 runs for the fi fth wicket to mo- 39.3-7-108-6, A. Haque 4-1-7-0, ZIMBABWE 2nd inn who finished third in 2:06:26. London champion and fellow R. Chakabva c Hossain b T. Islam 28 N. Islam c Chari b Raza 4 mentarily halt the damage. Hassan 27-8-45-0, N. Islam 23-6- Keitany, second to American Kenyan Vivian Cheruiyot was W. Masakadza c Rahim b T. Islam 4 H. Masakadza batting 1 Sikandar Raza removed Mo- 49-2, Mahmudullah 3-0-3-1 A. Jayed run out 0 Shalane Flanagan in 2017 a distant second in 2:26:02 as B. Chari batting 0 minul for 11 before Mushfi qur’s B. Mavuta lbw b N. Islam 3 Extras (b7, lb1) 8 after three New York victories, Flanagan, with a strong finish, dismissal in the fi rst over of the Total (no wicket; 2 overs) 1 returned to the top with a took third in 2:26:22 in what K. Jarvis c Hasan b T. Islam 4 Total (all out; 52 overs) 143 fi nal session exposed the Bang- BANGLADESH 1st inn Bowling: T. Islam 1-0-1-0, N. Islam runaway performance. may have been her last com- T. Chatara c Das b T. Islam 0 ladesh tail. L. Das c Chakabva b Jarvis 9FoW: 1-8 (Kayes), 2-14 (Das), 3-19 1-1-0-0 The 36-year-old won by more petitive marathon. Mehidy Hasan’s 21 runs proved inadequate with Bang- ladesh being dismissed for less the visitors resumed the second after Taijul broke through the re- behind for fi ve, and Kyle Jarvis nal wicket of Chatara, who was than 200 runs in seven consecu- day’s play on 236 for fi ve. sistance of Regis Chakabva (28). for four to complete his fourth caught by Das at slip. SPOTLIGHT tive Test innings. Overnight batsman Peter A brilliant refl ex catch by fi ve-wicket haul in Tests. Moor, unbeaten on 37 over- Bangladesh spinner Taijul Moor was not out 63 with Taijul Nazmul at short leg broke Chak- Fellow left-arm spinner Naz- night, was left stranded after dominated the opening session, wreaking havoc at the other end. abva’s 60-run partnership with mul Islam trapped Brandon Ma- making his fourth Test fi fty and adding four wickets to his over- Zimbabwe remained un- Moor for the sixth wicket. vuta leg-before for three to has- fi rst overseas. His half-century WTA boss hopes night haul of two to end Zimba- scathed for nearly an hour but lost Taijul then removed Welling- ten Zimbabwe’s collapse. came off 192 balls with the help bwe’s innings before lunch, after their remaining wickets in a rush ton Masakadza, who was caught Taijul also claimed the fi - of six boundaries. Elite Trophy will TENNIS stay in Zhuhai

AFP event of the year, and I think it’ll Zhuhai, China actually help this event.” Simon said although the WTA had been contacted by other des- Barty claims WTA Elite Trophy TA chief Steve Si- tinations who want to host the mon said yesterday Elite Trophy, Zhuhai will have AFP semi-fi nal when the 26-year- he wants the Elite fi rst refusal, adding the city had Zhuhai, China old crushed Garbine Muguruza Trophy to stay in invested heavily in the WTA and 6-2, 6-0. WZhuhai “for many years to come”. has “met every expectation and Wang did not initially qualify The tournament’s fi ve-year exceeded it”. ustralia’s Ashleigh for the tie, but took advantage of run at the coastal city in south- “We’re going to explore that Barty won the WTA a late call-up following an inju- ern China comes to an end in interest before I look anywhere Elite Trophy in China ry to Madison Keys and cruised 2019, but Simon is hopeful a deal else,” the WTA chief executive yesterday, beating to victory over double grand can be struck to extend it. said. “They deserve that respect, homeA favourite Wang Qiang slam winner Muguruza. “Conversations have already and it’s our desire to stay.” 6-3, 6-4. Asked in her post-match begun and it’s our desire to keep China has invested heavily in The ninth seed imposed her- press conference about her it here,” he said. tennis in recent years, building self early in the match in Zhu- preparation for the two unex- “I believe there is good sup- venues like Zhuhai and hosting hai, winning the fi rst four games pected matches, Wang said: port from the municipal govern- more and more tournaments. on her way to taking the fi rst set “Well, I’m not prepared. ment, as well as all the partners Two-time grand slam cham- comfortably. “I was just called upon yes- involved. pion Li Na was the poster girl Wang, the 11th seed, fought terday and I won yesterday. I “We’re very hopeful and we’d for Chinese women’s tennis, but back in the second, but failed to was very happy. Today, I lost. like to see this event continue now the focus is on Wang, who capitalise on two break points in I’m not that happy. here for many years to come.” broke into the top 20 for the fi rst the fourth game. “However, I’m leaving today This year’s Elite Trophy, which time following her performance Barty, however, took her so I can go on my vacation fi - features 12 players ranked rough- in Zhuhai. chance to break in the sev- nally.” ly from nine to 20, was won yes- The 26-year-old has been on enth game and fi nished off the Barty lost her fi rst round- terday by Australia’s Ashleigh a spectacular run of form that 83-minute victory with a fl am- robin match against Aryna Barty who overcame China’s saw saw her leapfrog Zhang Sh- boyant backhand smash. Sabalenka 6-4, 6-4, but a 6-3, Wang Qiang in straight sets. uai to become China’s top singles The 22-year-old champion 6-4 win over Caroline Garcia Since it started four years ago, player. clenched her fi sts in celebration was enough for her to qualify to the tournament has fallen awk- Simon said: “There’s no ques- before hugging her opponent semi-fi nal on Saturday, when wardly the week after the WTA tion that Wang Qiang’s perform- over the net. she beat defending champion Finals, but from 2019 the more ance here is going to help and With her colourful hair Julia Goerges 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. Ashleigh Barty of Australia hits coveted competition will begin inspire more and more young braids, China’s number one Now in its fourth year the a return against Wang Qiang a 10-year run Shenzhen in China players. It’s going to inspire more Wang was the crowd’s favour- Elite Trophy features 12 players of China during their WTA Elite and the two will be swapped. investment. ite at the Hengqin International ranked roughly from nine to 20. Trophy final in in Zhuhai, China, “We will be fl ipping the weeks “There’s a lot of really talented Tennis Center, and fans had This year’s total prize money is yesterday. (AFP) next year, and I think it’s the right young junior Chinese players been hoping to see a repeat per- $2.35mn across the singles and thing to do,” Simon said. coming through the system. I formance of Saturday night’s doubles tournaments. “The fi nal should be the last think it’s very exciting.” Gulf Times 4 Monday, November 5, 2018 SPORT

MOTORCYCLING CYCLING Marquez wins in Wasiak, Melville top Malaysia as Rossi second race crashes out of lead of Qatar Pole-sitter Zarco finishes third in baking hot temperatures in Sepang MTB League

By Sports Reporter Kids aged under 16 who had Doha to tackle one lap. The begin- ner’s race was won by Filipino rider Veejay Juelar (Team Pogi zymon Wasiak and Julie + Ganda), while the top woman Melville won the second was Lea Legan from Slovenia. race of the 2018-2019 Kids U16 race was won by SQatar MTB League on Indonesian Aditya Prasetyo. Friday at the Losail Internation- Participation in the kids race al Circuit motocross route. has seen a growth compared to The recent heavy rains had previous races. fl ooded many parts of the 5km The other two races (Age race route, which was previ- group, All Women and Open) ously also a venue for the Qa- were 1-hour ‘do as many laps tar’s Cross-Country Rally super as you can’ mini endurance race special stage, and the event was format. in danger of being cancelled. In an U23 race, Qatar na- However, last minute chang- tional team rider Bilal al-Saadi es, including building a tem- took the honours, followed by porary bridge to cross the wa- his teammate Mohamed Abou- ter channel, by the organisers gabarah and Filipino Johndale — UFMBQ and Qatar Cycling Galang (BPMQ). Federation — made the event U40 race was dominated by possible. Qatari nationals Marwan al- Nonetheless, in some parts Jalham and Mubarak al-Alajji of the course, the water was (both team Rasen Sports) in unavoidable and the riders had front of Filipino rider Justo to tackle the puddles, muddy Jumel (BPMQ). patches and streams of water U50 race saw an all-Filipino which made this race challeng- podium with Revelito Pasion ing. (SMCC Apo Lakay) winning First and last part of the ahead of Renante Siatan (El course also featured elements of Padyakero) in second and Nel- motocross route, appreciated by son Mabag (Colorumboys) in 150 riders who started the race. third. Australian Melville of Rasen 50+ race podium was also Sports took the lead of the all Filipino which was won women’s open race until she by Ronnie Saclin (SMCC Apo suff ered a puncture half-way. Lakay). Franklin Rubin (BPMQ) After changing the wheel, she and Joel Marmolejo (El Padya- fell back to fourth. However, she kero) came second and third re- slowly gained back the lead and spectively. with a hard lap, won by more Contestants from the Philip- than two minutes in front of pines also locked out the Wom- April Frange (APO bikers Qatar) en Weekend Warrior category and Olga Robes (Ten-O-Mile), with sisters Alessandra and both of the Philippines. Katrian Agcaoili finishing first Men’s open race was intense and second respectively, with from the start. Polish rider Wa- their teammate Veronica In- Repsol Honda Team Spanish rider Marc Marquez celebrates after winning the Malaysia MotoGP at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia yesterday. siak (UCI coaches) had a fast serto (all El Padyakero) in third. start and was feeling comforta- Qatar Cycling and Triathlon AFP start from second on the grid put fectively handing victory to his Marquez, who notched up his the winner in Malaysia in 2016 ble at the front until he crashed Federation secretary-general Sepang him fi rmly in the lead. 25-year-old foe. ninth win of the season Sunday and 2017, could only manage on a technical section of the Jamal al-Kuwari gave away the But Honda’s Marquez, who Rossi, who has won in the and his fi rst in Malaysia since sixth but retains second place course. He was caught by Briton prizes. won the world title last month premier class at Sepang on fi ve 2014, said that fi ghting his way in the overall standings, with Tom Whateley (Velostar). Both The organisers thanked the orld champion for the fi fth time in motorcy- previous occasions, got back on up from the back was not easy. Rossi’s crash leaving the Italian riders rode together for the last Losail Circuit Sports Club, and Marc Marquez cling’s premier class, methodi- his bike but only managed to fi n- “It was a very, very, very hard in third with one race remain- few laps. A close sprint decided sponsors Rayyan Water and fought his way cally fought his way up through ish a lacklustre 18th. race,” he said, but added that ing. the winner with Wasiak taking Rasen Adventure Shop. The Wfrom seventh place the pack after beginning near “It is a great, great shame, I having the odds stacked against Conditions were dry after or- the honours. organisers intimated that the on the starting grid to win the the back. am very disappointed for the with a third row start proved to ganisers shifted the MotoGP two Third place was also fought Ministry of Culture and Sports Malaysian MotoGP yesterday, as The Spaniard, who qualifi ed mistake,” admitted a crestfallen be an “extra motivation”. hours earlier following a delay hard with Lebanese Marc through the Qatar Sports For Valentino Rossi crashed out while in pole position but was hit with Rossi, who has not won a race It is not the fi rst time this sea- to Saturday’s qualifying session Mourad (Rasen Sports) winning All Federation is now support- leading four laps from the end. a six-place grid penalty for im- this season. son that Marquez has lost his caused by a tropical downpour. the hair pin corner and uphill ing UFMBQ in its community Suzuki’s Alex Rins came in peding another rider, made it to “It is frustrating.” pole position due to a penalty, However many riders strug- sprint finish with Clark An- events such as the Qatar MTB second after overtaking Yamaha second place and was starting to But he tried to look on the and nevertheless gone on to vic- gled in the soaring tempera- drada (SMCC Apo Lakay) of the League races. The third event of rider Johann Zarco, who fi nished close the gap on Rossi, 39. bright side: “It is the best race of tory. tures. Philippines finishing fourth. the Qatar Mountain Bike League third, in the fi nal stage of a hard- It looked like the fi nal stage of the season for me, it is also com- At the Grand Prix of the The 2016 and 2017 editions of Earlier in the day, first to will happen at the end of this fought race at Sepang in baking the Malaysian Grand Prix would ing in a diffi cult condition and a Americas in April, he was de- the MotoGP took place during start were the Beginners and month in Al Khor. hot temperatures. be a classic battle between two diffi cult track for us. This is im- moted from fi rst to fourth on heavy downpours. Italian star Rossi, a nine- MotoGP titans known for their portant.” the starting grid after being In the Moto2 class, Italy’s time world champion who has fi erce rivalry. Marquez cruised to a com- punished for disturbing another Francesco Bagnaia won the struggled recently to fi nd form But as he rounded a sharp fortable victory in 40 min 32.372 rider in qualifying. world title while Jorge Martin against younger foes, appeared turn on the 16th lap, Yamaha sec, with Rins and Zarco left far He went on to win that race from Spain was crowned world on course for his fi rst win in Ma- rider Rossi leaned over too far behind battling it out for second for the sixth consecutive time. champion in the Moto3 cat- laysia since 2010 after a strong and tumbled off his bike — ef- place. Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso, egory.

HORSE RACING Enable makes Turf history AFP to win.” dler, who admitted the constant The winners pose with their medals. Los Angeles Enable’s unprecedented dou- questions about his Breeders’ ble was all the more remarkable Cup record had become “a point given her diffi cult season. Side- of irritation”. Larmour scores hat-trick as Ireland win big nable cemented her su- lined by injury until September, Having seen his Catapult perstar status with an she raced just once before seiz- narrowly denied by Expert Eye Chicago: Ireland fullback Jor- pass by Rhys Ruddock and unprecedented Turf ing a second straight Arc win. in the Mile, Sadler could fi nally dan Larmour scored a hat-trick sped away for a first-half try triumph and Accelerate In between, Gosden said, she celebrate. of tries and lock Tadhg Beirne for Italy that was converted gaveE trainer John Sadler a fi rst battled a fever. “I’m thrilled, no doubt,” Sa- two as Joe Schmidt’s side ham- by Carlo Canna, but the Irish Breeders’ Cup winner in the “It was a big ask for our fi lly, dler said. “I mean, this is what I mered Italy 54-7 in Chicago on proved far too strong in the Classic as the $30mn racing ex- and she greatly deserved it,” do every day, every year for my Saturday. second period as they cruised travaganza returned to Churchill Gosden said. “She’s had a diffi - whole career, so to really get the Schmidt fielded an experimen- to a big win. Downs. cult year and really it’s amazing big one, I couldn’t ask for a bet- tal team missing many of the Larmour used his blistering Enable, the four-year-old she’s here today.” ter day.” players who won the Six Na- pace and deft footwork to set fi lly trained by John Gosden, be- Enable was one of three Euro- With Joel Rosario in the irons, tions Grand Slam this year and up McGrath for Ireland’s second came the fi rst horse to win the pean raiders to come away with Accelerate took the lead enter- the Italians made it tough in the try in the 32nd minute of an Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe victories at Churchill Downs as ing the fi nal straight, emerging opening period, despite Beirne error-strewn first half. and the 1 1/2-mile Breeders’ Frankie Dettori celebrates in the winner’s circle after riding Enable the Louisville, Kentucky, track from the middle of a 14-horse grabbing his first try in the third Campagnaro’s try just before Cup Turf in the same year, suc- to victory in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf at Churchill Downs in hosted the Breeders’ Cup for the fi eld that was led by O’Brien’s minute. the break gave Italy hope, but ceeding in completing the dou- Louisville, Kentucky. fi rst time since 2011. Mendelssohn through the fi rst Scrumhalf Luke McGrath, when Beirne went over for his ble where eight before her had Charlie Appleby saddled Ju- quarter and around the fi nal centre Garry Ringrose and second try three minutes into failed. umphed by three-quarters of a out — Sadler’s Joy a distant third venile Turf winner Line of Duty turn. substitute hooker Sean Cronin the second half it heralded the Frankie Dettori was master- length, becoming just the fourth nine lengths back. on Friday, and Dettori rode Mendelssohn, fi nally, all touched down for Ireland, start of 40 unanswered points ful in guiding Enable to victory fi lly to win the race. “It was a wonderful, won- Michael Stoute’s Expert Eye to couldn’t hold off 5-2 favorite with Joey Carbery adding five from the Irish. in the $4mn race, fi nding good Ryan Moore, riding the Aid- derful stretch run between two victory in the Mile on the turf Accelerate, who surged home to conversions and Ross Byrne “We knew we were inaccurate ground out wide on the rain- an O’Brien-trained Magical, great fi llies and two great jock- track on Saturday. win by a length from 28-1 shot two as the Irish led 14-7 at the at times and didn’t pick up the softened turf track and prevail- pushed hard in the stretch, En- eys,” Gosden said. But the $6mn Classic went Gunnevera. break before running riot in the tempo. We knew we wanted ing in a thrilling stretch duel able fi nally taking control in the “I thought coming into the to California-based Accelerate Godolphin’s Thunder Snow, second half. to pick up the tempo in the with Magical. fi nal furlong. straight, when Ryan came up on — giving Sadler a fi rst Breeders’ the Dubai World Cup winner, Italy captain Michele Cam- second half,” Ireland captain “She conquered America!” The two jockeys briefl y her, we had a race on our hands. Cup winner in his 45th attempt. challenged late but fi nished pagnaro intercepted a wayward Ruddock said. Dettori crowed after Enable tri- clasped hands as they galloped She showed enormous courage “Feels really good,” said Sa- third, 1 3/4 lengths back. Gulf Times Monday, November 5, 2018 5 SPORT

NBA Lakers snap Portland losing skid, Oladipo powers Pacers

AFP defensive rebound and dribbled up the court be- Los Angeles RESULTS fore stopping on the right side and nailing a three pointer over top of Boston center Al Horford.On San Antonio 109-95 New Orleans the next Boston possession, Gordon Hayward in- eBron James scored 28 points as the Los Atlanta 123-118 Miami bounded and had his pass defl ected and stolen by Angeles Lakers snapped a 16-game los- Charlotte 126-94 Cleveland Oladipo, who tossed the ball up to begin the vic- ing streak to the Portland Trail Blazers by tory celebration. holding on for a 114-110 win on Saturday. Indiana 102-101 Boston Elsewhere, James Harden scored 25 points in his LJames also added seven assists and Rajon Rondo Portland 110-114 LA Lakers return to the Houston lineup, and the Rockets de- came off the bench to deliver 17 points and 10 as- Denver 103-88 Utah feated the Chicago Bulls 96-88. sists for the Lakers who led by 17 points in the third The NBA’s reigning MVP Harden scored 11 Chicago 88-96 Houston quarter. straight points in a two minute span of the third The Lakers would squander that big lead but Philadelphia 109-99 Detroit quarter as the Rockets went on a 15-0 run. somehow managed to overcome their late mis- Harden had missed three games with a sore left takes and hold on for the win thanks to James’ hamstring, suff ering the injury in a loss to Utah on free-throw shooting and some clutch baskets by a 22-8 surge to cut the margin to just six points October 24. Harden started slowly in his return JaVale McGee. with 3:34 left on the clock to the lineup. He didn’t score until completing a The Trail Blazers had won 16 straight against the Sloppy play once again came back to hurt the driving layup with 3:55 left in the second quarter. Lakers dating to December 2014. Lakers as they committed seven turnovers in the Then he hit back-to-back shots from beyond the “We haven’t had a lot of success against this fourth quarter and fi nished with 20 overall, but arc. Houston won their second game in as many team either at home or away for long time so this somehow managed to hang on. nights after beginning the season a dismal 1-5. is a really good win,” said James. Elsewhere, Victor Oladipo drained a clutch Los Angeles Lakers guard Josh Hart shoots the ball over Portland Trail Blazers’ Zach Collins and In Philadelphia, Joel Embiid continued to man- “We haven’t played that well on the road. It was three pointer with three seconds left on the clock Meyers Leonard during the second half of their game on Saturday. handle other teams around the NBA, scoring a good for us to come into one of most hostile build- as the Indiana Pacers cooled off the red-hot Bos- game high 39 points and snagging 17 rebounds to ings in the Western Conference and win.” ton Celtics with a dramatic 102-101 victory. The Marcus Morris had a team-high 23 points and three-pointer with 37 seconds remaining. lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 109-99 win over Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum each scored second year all-star Oladipo fi nished with 24 six rebounds for the Celtics, who shot 43 % over- Oladipo was fouled by Jaylen Brown with 29 the Detroit Pistons. 30 points for Portland. points and 12 rebounds for the Pacers who trailed all in a tightly-contested game in front of a crowd seconds left and made both free throws to cut the Embiid scored 32 points in a dominating fi rst The Lakers seized a 17-point lead in the third af- by four points with 37 seconds to go before charg- of 17,500 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse arena. Indi- Celtic lead to 101-99. half which also saw him make eight of nine shots ter a 16-0 run but the Blazers answered with ing back. ana trailed 101-97 after Boston’s Kyrie Irving hit a With the clock winding down, Oladipo seized a and 15 of 17 free throws.

GOLF FOCUS DeChambeau, Uihlein share Rose regains Vegas PGA lead, Glover charges

AFP sic, DeChambeau captured three Los Angeles more at this year’s Memorial and number one spot two US PGA playoff events, the Northern Trust and Dell Tech- ryson DeChambeau, nologies Championship. seeking his fourth US A three-foot birdie putt at the PGA title of the year, fourth and a tap-in birdie at the Bfi red a bogey-free six- par-5 ninth gave DeChambeau a under par 65 on Saturday to share solid start. He closed with four the lead after three rounds of the birdies in the last six holes, in- with Turkey win Shriners for Children Open. cluding a 15-footer at the par-3 DeChambeau, returning to 14th and a four-footer at 18. competition a month after play- “We’re still doing our work The Englishman defeated China’s number 1 Haotong Li at the first extra play-off hole ing for the losing US squad at the every day. Get the wind right, Ryder Cup in France, matched the slopes right, execute to the AFP a round of 68. fellow American Peter Uihlein best of our ability,” DeChambeau Belek, Turkey Li had capped his round with a tap-in atop the leaderboard on 16-un- said. “Was able to not make too eagle putt at the par-5 15th but he also der 197 through 54 holes at TPC many mistakes today. Glad we three-putted the last for a bogey. Summerlin in Las Vegas, Ne- got it right.” ustin Rose is determined to make The win lifts Rose to third on the Tour’s vada. Uihlein sank four birdie putts his reign as the new world number Race to Dubai and while the Englishman “If I putt well tomorrow, I’ll from three to six feet but found a one a long one after capturing a play- mathematically could still win the No. 1 be tough to beat,” DeChambeau bunker on his approach and took Joff victory in the Turkish Airlines crown he has disappointed the Tour with said. “If I don’t, a lot of things his lone bogey at the par-4 10th. Open yesterday. a decision not to contest the remaining can happen.” “I didn’t feel like I did any- Rose defeated China’s No 1 Haotong two events. Lucas Glover, the 2009 US thing great but I didn’t feel like I Li at the fi rst extra play-off hole when Instead Rose will again tee-up in the Open champion, fi red a 61 to did anything that shot me in the the 23-year Shanghai-born golfer three- Tiger Woods hosted Hero World Chal- stand one stroke behind the co- foot,” Uihlein said. putted for bogey to hand the Englishman lenge commencing on November 26 in the leaders, with defending cham- “It was a pretty steady round. I his 19th pro career victory. Bahamas while he also intends to defend pion Patrick Cantlay and Robert didn’t hit it that close so I didn’t The win is also the fi rst time in Rose’s his Indonesian Masters title on the Asian Streb both on 199 and Cameron have that many opportunities at career he has successfully defended a ti- Tour starting on December 13. Champ, a rookie who won his birdies.” tle. “As of now, I am playing the Hero at fi rst US PGA title last week in Glover, who has not won since “I’ve had some pressure-packed Sun- home, try to roll out of bed for that one, Mississippi, completing an all- the 2011 Wells Fargo Champion- days of late and dare I say, kind of coming and Indonesia,” he said. USA top six on 200. ship, fi red seven birdies and two way with consolation prizes in a way,” said “I have also a few other things I need to “You’re going to have to make eagles after an opening bogey. Rose. take care of.” a lot of birdies,” Uihlein said of He closed by putting in an eagle “I went fi rst to World No 1 after losing Li was looking to create Tour history in the fi nal round. “You’re going to from 45 feet at the ninth hole. in a play-off , fi nishing fourth at the Tour becoming the fi rst Chinese golfer to win have to go low. You’re going to Chile’s Joaquin Niemann aced Championship but winning the FedEx- twice in a single European Tour season have to get after it.” the 175-yard par-3 17th hole on Cup. and while fi nishing runner-up, he looks After winning his fi rst tour ti- the fl y on his way to shooting 67 “The FedExCup was an interesting one assured of being just outside the top-40 tle at last year’s John Deere Clas- to stand on 204. because I knew exactly what I had to do on the World Rankings. and I was playing a tournament within a It should also ensure Li earns a second tournament. straight invitation at the end of the year LPGA “But to not having that winning feel- to contest the 2019 Masters at Augusta ing in a tournament but still coming National. away with accolades. I was keenly aware “It was tough day for me honestly and I I wanted to get back in the winner’s circle holed a couple chances, but not until the Japanese teen and it was good to get it done today. Brooks (Koepka) will have an opportunity with you.” end, the fi rst playoff , I saw that ball defi - “There’s always a moving target, isn’t or DJ (Dustin Johnsono) will have another Li went into the fi nal round leading by nitely go in, but a little bit too much,” he it, so you never quite get anywhere. It’s a opportunity to go back to No 1 if they win. three shots and after a level par 71 ended said. Hataoka wins journey; life’s a journey, not a destiny and “But then it would be lovely to end the regulation play tied with Rose on 17-un- “I was a pretty good last round, espe- all these beautiful clichés we try to live by. year at No 1 and it will be nice to have der par but with Rose bogeying his closing cially against Rosey, and he is such a nice “Of course, there will be another op- Christmas turkey at No 1, of course. I’m two holes, including missing his par putt guy. Hopefully next time I can play bet- Japan Classic portunity to either go further ahead, or not going to stress about it to be honest at the fi nal hole for victory lipping-out in ter.”

NHL Fleury’s 50th career shutout

lift s Vegas over Carolina 14th and par-fi ve last hole to seal AFP Tokyo the victory. Agencies a two-game losing streak and Theodore shot through Dar- the goal was disallowed. “I was able to play calmly from New York won for just the second time in ling’s pads. It was the fourth About a minute later, Micheal the 13th hole,” a smiling Hataoka six games. goal of the season for Reaves, Ferland fi red a shot off the far apanese teenager Nasa said as she kissed the winner’s Scott Darling, making just his matching his total in 79 games post from inside the right circle. Hataoka shot a dazzling trophy. In June, Hataoka became arc-Andre Fleury second start of the season, had for the entire 2017-18 season. Carolina pulled Darling with fi ve-under 67 to win the Ja- the 14th Japanese player to win an had 34 saves to reg- 22 saves for the Hurricanes, who Reaves’ career high for goals is 3:02 left but failed to manage a Jpan Classic by two strokes LPGA title by fi nishing 54 holes at ister his 50th career were playing the second half of a seven. shot on goal. yesterday, her second LPGA Tour Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers, shutout and lead the back-to-back that began with a Carrier scored his fi rst goal of triumph this season. Arkansas, on 21-under par 192, the VegasM Golden Knights to a 3-0 4-3 overtime loss at Arizona on the season early in the third pe- RESULTS Hataoka became the fi rst home lowest score in tournament histo- victory over the Carolina Hur- Friday night. riod to increase the Vegas lead to BUFFALO ...... 9 Ottawa...... 2 player in seven years to win the Ja- ry. Local favourite Momoko Ueda, ricanes on Saturday night in Las Hunt gave Vegas a 1-0 lead at 3-0, tapping in a rebound from Tampa Bay ...... 4 MONTREAL...... 1 pan title, fi ring seven birdies with who won the Japan Classic in 2011, Vegas. the 14:11 mark of the fi rst period, in front of the net under Dar- Edmonton ...... 4 DETROIT ...... 3 two bogeys to fi nish 14-under par shot fi ve birdies with a bogey for a It was also the 410th career cutting in front of the net and ling’s right pad. NY ISLANDERS .3 New Jersey ...... 0 at Seta Golf Club in Shiga. “I’m 68 to share second place with Ja- victory for Fleury, who moved then putting in Haula feed from Carolina twice had a chance Toronto ...... 5 PITTSBURGH ...... 0 glad to win here in Japan,” Hataoka pan’s Saki Nagamine and Spain’s into a tie with Chris Osgood for the right corner for his fi rst goal to break the shutout on a pow- Dallas ...... 4 WASHINGTON .....3 said before a big crowd adding that Carlota Ciganda. 28th place on the NHL career The Vegas Golden Knights of the season. It was also just er play midway through the Minnesota ...... 5 ST. LOUIS ...... 1 she had faced “a challenge” after China’s Feng Shanshan, the shutouts list. mascot Chance the Golden Gila the second goal by a defense- period. Justin Williams actu- NASHVILLE ...... 1 Boston ...... 0 back-to-back bogeys at the 11th two-time defending champion, William Carrier, Ryan Reaves Monster bows down to man for the Golden Knights. ally knocked a rebound of a LAS VEGAS ...... 3 Carolina...... 0 and 12th. shot 72 to be tied 30th, and newly and Brad Hunt each scored goals Marc-Andre Fleury after he was Reaves made it 2-0 early in Dougie Hamilton shot that hit CALGARY ...... 5 Chicago ...... 3 The diminutive 19-year-old, crowned world number one Ariya and Erik Haula had two as- named the first star of the game the second period when he the crossbar into the net, but LOS ANGELES ...4 Columbus ...... 1 who is just 1.58 metres (5ft 2in) tall, Jutanugarn was at tied 19th after sists for Vegas, which snapped on Saturday. backhanded a rebound of a Shea it was with his glove hand and SAN JOSE ...... 4 Philadelphia ...... 3 sank further birdies at the par-four carding a 69. Gulf Times 6 Monday, November 5, 2018 FOOTBALL

SPOTLIGHT Immobile brace helps Lazio climb to fourth in Serie A Allegri hails ‘leader’ Ronaldo as Juve hold off Cagliari to stay clear

AFP whose shot took a defl ection off Filippo Milan Costa over the SPAL goalkeeper. Blun- ders by SPAL’s Brazilian defender Ever- ton Luiz allowed Cataldi and Parolo to iro Immobile scored two early break through in the second half, but goals as Lazio beat SPAL 4-1 Immobile was denied a hat-trick by the to move fourth in Serie A and woodwork. SPAL, a club from Ferrara in into the Champions League Emilia-Romagna, stay 15th after their placesC yesterday. Simone Inzaghi’s side seventh defeat of the season. bounced back from a 3-0 home defeat In Genoa, Torino moved one point to Inter Milan to move ahead of AC Mi- off the Europa League places in seventh lan, who were playing in Udinese late with a 4-1 win over Sampdoria. last night. Immobile scored after 26 Andrea Belotti scored two, nodding and 35 minute to bring his tally to eight in the fi rst after 12 minutes and the league goals this season with Danilo second from the penalty spot before Cataldi (59) and Marco Parolo (70) add- the break, with Iago Falque (56) and ing two more in the second half. Lazio Armando Izzo (78) adding another two with 21 points from 11 games are ten in the second half. Fabio Quagliarella points behind leaders Juventus, who pulled a goal back on 65 minutes for continued their unbeaten run with a 3-1 Sampdoria who are three points off the win over Cagliari on Saturday. European berths in tenth. Inter Milan crushed Genoa 5-0 on Sassuolo, meanwhile, infl icted a Saturday to reclaim second spot on seventh consecutive defeat on tailend- goal diff erence ahead of Napoli, who ers Chievo with Federico Di Francesco had eased past Empoli 5-1 on Friday, (42) scoring and Emanuele Giaccherini and keep the pressure on the seven- turning into his own net in injury time. time reigning champions. “We had to Struggling Frosinone held midtable redeem ourselves after the knockout Parma to a goalless draw in a bad-tem- against Inter,” said Inzaghi, whose side pered game in Emilia-Romagna with are now fi ve points ahead of city rivals Leo Stulac send off from the hosts in Roma, who were held 1-1 by Fioren- the second half for a reckless challenge tina on Saturday. “Today’s three points on Raman Chibsah. are very important for us in terms of On Saturday, Massimiliano Allegri ranking. The lads remained united and praised Cristiano Ronaldo’s leader- compact without suff ering the psycho- ship skills after Juventus' 10th win in 11 logical backlash (of defeat to Inter).” games. Paulo Dybala scored after just Watched by Italy coach Roberto 44 seconds, with a Filip Bradaric own- Mancini, Italian international Immo- goal accounting for Juventus’ second bile volleyed in the fi rst after 26 min- after 39 minutes, two minutes after utes off a Cataldi corner, past SPAL Joao Pedro had pulled the Sardinians goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, level. Ronaldo failed to add to his sev- brother of Lazio midfi elder Sergej, who en-goal league tally for new club Juven- was also playing at the Stadio Olimpico. tus with the Portuguese superstar hit- Lazio’s forward Ciro Immobile celebrates after scoring against Spal during the the Italian Serie A match in Rome yesterday. (AFP) But the celebrations were short lived ting the woodwork before next week’s 12, 43-pen, Falque 56, Izzo 78); Parma Nianggolan 90+4); Genoa 0 Fiorentina 1 with Mirco Antenucci tapping in the Champions League visit by former club from the assist he put on Cuadrado’s one game against Genoa. 0 Frosinone 0 Chievo 0 Sassuolo 2 (Di (Veretout 33-pen) Roma 1 (Florenzi 85); equaliser for SPAL two minutes later. Manchester United. But the 33-year- foot,” said Allegri. “These are diff erent Francesco 42, Giaccherini 90+4-og); Juventus 3 (Dybala 1, Bradaric 38-og, Vanja Milinkovic-Savic denied Immo- old’s pass across goal set up Colombian players who in the decisive moment ITALIAN SERIE A RESULTS bile from close range and Sergej Milink- Juan Cuadrado for his fi rst of the season always come up with a goal or a great Bologna 1 (Mbaye 3) Atalanta 2 (Mancini Cuadrado 87) Cagliari 1 (Joao Pedro 36) Lazio 4 (Immobile 26, 35, Cataldi 59, ovic-Savic fi red over before Immobile’s three minutes from time in the Allianz pass.” 57, Zapata 70) Played Friday Napoli 5 (Insigne 9, second. Felipe Caicedo broke through Stadium. “He has always been a leader It is the best ever start to a season for Parolo 70) SPAL 1 (Antenucci 28); Samp- Played Saturday: Inter Milan 5 (Gagliar- Mertens 38, 64, 90+3), Milik 90) Empoli 1 the SPAL defence and set up Immobile, and an extraordinary player, as you saw the Turin giants who have drawn just doria 1 (Quagliarella 65) Torino 4 (Belotti dini 14, 49, Politano 16, Joao Mario 90+1, (Caputo 58)

LA LIGA LIGUE 1 Barca snatch victory against Rayo Coach Henry still winless Reuters Madrid as Monaco lose at Reims ate goals from Ousmane Dembe- AFP title in 2017, remain second from Houssem Aouar volleyed in a le and Luis Suarez earned La Liga Paris bottom after an alarming run right-wing cross from Fekir to champions Barcelona a 3-2 win at that has yielded just one win in give Lyon the lead on the stroke of struggling Rayo Vallecano on Sat- all competitions this season. Gu- half-time, but Bordeaux earned a Lurday night to keep them clear at the top of hierry Henry is still wait- ingamp, unbeaten in their past point following a 73rd-minute the standings. Ernsto Valverde’s side lead La ing for his fi rst win since fi ve league outings, lost to Nantes equaliser by Danish striker An- Liga with 24 points, four ahead of Atletico taking charge at Monaco 0-5 yesterday to remain at the dreas Cornelius. Madrid. Alaves could have moved within after his team fell to a foot of the table. Nimes snapped a nine-game one point if they had beaten Eibar last night, Tseventh league defeat of the sea- “It’s more worrying than the winless run with a 4-0 rout of but they went down 1-2 in an away match. son in a 1-0 loss at Reims. A cool defeat at Strasbourg,” added Dijon, while Patrick Vieira Nice’s Suarez slotted in a cross from Jordi Alba fi nish on 24 minutes from Math- Henry, referring to the 2-1 loss beat Amiens 1-0 after an own from close range to give Barca a deserved ieu Cafaro gave Reims all three he suff ered in his fi rst game at the goal by Prince-Desir Gouano. lead in the 11th minute after they had made points and left Henry without a helm last month. “Little of the Strasbourg made it fi ve match- a fl ying start at a ground where they had victory in four matches follow- play, not many chances and lots es without defeat following a 1-1 eased to victory in their previous fi ve visits ing his appointment as Monaco of duels lost. We were 11 against draw at home to Toulouse, and and had not lost since 2002. coach. 10 but then we punish ourselves Senegal winger Ismaila Sarr But Rayo, 19th in the table and with only Both sides fi nished with 10 with the red card. We’re not scored for Rennes in a 2-1 win at one win all season, fought their way back men as Alaixys Romao was managing these types of things Caen. into the game and midfi elder Jose Pozo shown a straight red card for a well at the moment.” Montpellier could go second smashed an equaliser in off the post in the high challenge on Youssef Ait Henry will now briefl y switch if they beat Marseille on Sun- 35th minute. Rayo winger Alvaro Garcia sent Bennasser, before Monaco saw his focus to Monaco’s fl agging day, after Paris Saint-Germain the raucous home fans into delirium early in Guinea-Bissau international Pele Champions League campaign, marched 11 points clear follow- the second half by stabbing his side in front sent off for two bookings. with one fi nal chance to re- ing their 2-1 victory over nearest on the rebound after striker Raul de Thomas “It wasn’t about the tactics to- vive their hopes of reaching the challengers Lille. had struck the post with a diving header. night. The desire wasn’t there,” knockout phase when they host Kylian Mbappe and Neymar Barca might have had a sense of deja vu said Henry. “Reims won the bat- Club Brugge tomorrow. scored late goals at the Parc des from their shock 2-1 defeat in Madrid by tles on the pitch and when you Lyon captain Nabil Fekir start- Princes on Friday as the French Leganes two months ago in which they don’t win them, you can’t win ed on his return from a month champions extended their per- also threw away the lead, and the Catalans whatever the level or league.” out with an ankle injury in a 1-1 fect start to the season with a adopted no nonsense tactics to get back into Monaco, who won the French draw at home to Bordeaux. 12th consecutive win in Ligue 1. the game, throwing defender Gerard Pique up front and playing frequent high balls into the box. Substitute Dembele got Barca out Barcelona’s forward Luis Suarez celebrates after scoring a goal against Rayo Vallecano in of trouble with a perfectly struck half vol- the La Liga at the Vallecas stadium in Madrid on Saturday. (AFP) GALATASARAY, FENERBAHCE POINT ley in the 87th minute after a knockdown by Pique. Suarez, who scored a hat-trick in last Valverde’s side lead La Liga with 24 by Barcelona’s medical team but he will FINGERS AFTER MASS BRAWL week’s drubbing of Real Madrid, completed points, four ahead of Atletico Madrid. travel with the squad to the San Siro. “Leo the comeback three minutes later by arriv- Alaves could have moved within one point Messi travels to Milan without the medical Istanbul: Arch Istanbul rivals substitutes rushing onto the with video evidence, where it ing at the far post to steer in a cross from if they beat Eibar last night, but they went all-clear,” the club posted on their Twitter. Fenerbahce and Galatasaray pitch to get involved. said it had been the victim. Sergi Roberto, striking a fi fth goal in two down 1-2 in an away match. Rayo coach Messi had trained the same day, along yesterday both claimed to be After the fight, the referee It called on the Turkish Foot- games and a ninth in total to move top of the Michel meanwhile cursed his side’s inability with other players not involved in victory the aggrieved party after a sent off three players and hand- ball Federation (TFF), whose league’s scoring charts. “Obviously, we are to deal with Barca’s late onslaught. “Foot- over Rayo Vallecano. Barcelona have won fractious derby ended in nine ed out another yellow card. disciplinary committee is now happy because the game was going uphill for ball is sometimes unfair but we have a lot of all of their last four matches without Messi, cards and a mass brawl But there was no sign of expected to announce harsh us,” Barca coach Ernesto Valverde said. things to improve,” he said. “Barca may be a including a 2-0 win over Inter at the Camp extraordinary even by the com- contrition from either side after sanctions for both clubs, “to “We were good at the start but as they great team but they beat us tonight with ba- Nou last month. They sit three points ahead bustible standards of Turkish the confrontation, which only look at every club and player as continued to lock up at the back we started sic football and we need to do a lot better we of the Italians at the top of Group B. football. served to confirm the harshest equal and not privilege anyone.” to have diffi culties so we approached the keep on conceding goals like the ones we let Referee Firat Aydinus had stereotypes about the volatile The game was of critical game in a diff erent way. We might not have in tonight.” LA LIGA RESULTS already handed out five yellow nature of Turkish football. importance for both sides. had the game under control, but in the end Eibar 2 (Jordan 69, Diop 90+1) Alaves 1 cards when he blew the whistle Galatasaray issued a state- Fenerbahce are looking to res- we got our reward.” BARCA INCLUDE MESSI IN (Garcia 4); Villarreal 1 (Pedraza 90+3) Levante on the critical match with the ment slamming the referee, urrect their season after a dire Valverde did not think his side should be SQUAD TO FACE INTER MILAN result 2-2 at Galatasaray’s sta- saying that “some referees have start that saw them sack Dutch 1 (Funes Mori 77-og) criticised for making hard work of a trip to Lionel Messi has been included in Barce- dium on Friday night. a habit of making mistakes coach Phillip Cocu and languish a team fi ghting relegation. “When Rayo are lona’s travelling squad to face Inter Milan Played Saturday: Leganes 1 (Carrillo 82) The players then approached concerning the same team” and just above the relegation zone at home they have a lot of reasons to believe in the Champions League tomorrow. Messi Atletico Madrid 1 (Griezmann 69); Real Ma- the centre circle to shake hands warning against “referees who in 15th. they can do something, they have quality broke his arm during Barca’s win over Se- drid 2 (Olivas 83-og, Ramos 88-pen) Real Val- but rather than greeting each provoke with their actions”. Galatasaray are in second players and it’s not like it’s only us playing villa on October 20, with the club predicting ladolid 0; Valencia 0 Girona 1 (Pons 48); Rayo other a mass brawl erupted with Fenerbahce meanwhile out- but four points behind leaders and that’s that, the opponents play too and he would be out for three weeks. Vallecano 2 (Pozo 35, Garcia 57) Barcelona 3 off icials from both sides and lined five instances, complete Basaksehir of Istanbul. they fi ght very hard,” he said. The striker has not yet been declared fi t (Suarez 11, 89, Dembele 87) Gulf Times Monday, November 5, 2018 7 FOOTBALL

PREMIER LEAGUE Rooney to make England farewell against USA Sterling at the double as London: Wayne Rooney is to come out of England retire- ment for a final one-off ap- pearance against the United States in an international friendly at Wembley this month, the Football Associa- tion announced yesterday. Man City hit Saints for six Rooney, a record goals- corer for both Manchester United and England, has not Morata's brace against Crystal Palace sends below-par Chelsea into second ahead of Liverpool played international football for nearly two years. But the AFP 33-year-old, now based in the Manchester United States where he plays for Major League Soccer side DC United in Washington, will aheem Sterling scored twice wear the Three Lions shirt fresh from agreeing a new one last time for the Wembley fi ve-year contract with Man- fixture on November 15. chester City as the champions The match will be called sweptR aside Southampton 6-1 on Sun- The Wayne Rooney Founda- day to return to the top of the Premier tion International in support League table. Later, Alvaro Morata also of the striker’s charity aiding scored twice to take unbeaten Chelsea disadvantaged children, above Liverpool into second place, but with England manager Maurizio Sarri’s men made hard work of Gareth Southgate naming the seeing off Crystal Palace 3-1. 33-year-old in his squad. “I City ‘s Sergio Aguero, with his 150th am truly humbled and hugely league goal, David Silva and Leroy Sane excited to play for England at were also on the mark as Pep Guardio- Wembley again,” said Rooney la’s side continued their unbeaten start in a statement issued by the to their title defence. FA that billed the game as his “We played excellent, without and “final England appearance”. especially with the ball,” Guardiola said “I would like to thank Ga- as he insisted there was more to come reth Southgate and The FA for from England international Sterling. inviting me back and helping “He is more mature now than he was to support my Foundation in when we fi rst met at the club...He is 23 the process.” and he can be a better player.” The FA added the match Southampton had the minor conso- would give the Wembley lation of becoming the fi rst team in 630 crowd the “chance to show minutes to score against City but the their appreciation of one leaders’ form is ominous for the rest of of England’s greats as the the division. City are scoring at a mar- curtain comes down on a ginally faster rate than they did while glittering Three Lions career racking up a record 106 goals last sea- that spanned three FIFA son, and they made a devastating start World Cups and three UEFA at the Etihad that fi nished the game as European Championships”. a contest within 18 minutes of kick-off . Former Everton and United Five minutes had gone when Aguero forward Rooney scored 53 orchestrated an attack on the edge of goals in 119 England appear- the Southampton area, David Siva then ances — the most by any moving the ball on to the overlapping outfield player — prior to Sane, whose cross was turned into his announcing his retirement own goal by Saints’ Wesley Hoedt. Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling (right) scores against Southampton during the English Premier League match in Manchester yesterday. (AFP) from international football in It took a further six minutes for City August 2017. to double the lead, Bernardo Silva set- and didn’t deal with one-on-one situ- tion off Fernandinho — forcing Ederson duction of Eden Hazard from the bench nessey. He has scored 12 times for ting free Sterling on the right and the ations.” to make fi ne stops. But City continued woke Chelsea from their slumber after Sarri is now unbeaten in his fi rst 16 DC United since he joined England forward selfl essly squaring for Southampton did, however, pull a to threaten, and Sane almost made it the break and Morata restored the hosts’ competitive games as Chelsea boss, but them after the end of the last Aguero to hammer in from close range. goal back after half an hour, becoming fi ve with a vicious left-foot shot from lead before Pedro Rodriguez sealed the will know there is still plenty of room English season, following a It was the Argentine’s 150th league goal the fi rst English team to score against the edge of the area that struck the three points. for improvement as a sleepy start to second spell at boyhood club for City, a landmark that moved him City since Newcastle at the Etihad at the bar just after the hour. Sterling did in Hazard was only fi t enough for a place the second-half was punished in the Everton, and helped them level with Michael Owen in eighth place start of September. It was a rare mistake the 67th minute when he latched onto on the bench on his return from a back 53rd minute. David Luiz was caught ball climb from the bottom of the on the Premier League’s all-time goals- from goalkeeper Ederson that led to the Aguero’s perfectly-weighted pass to injury and his creative spark was badly watching and Townsend played a quick league ladder to the play-off s. coring list. It appeared City were capa- Saints goal, the Brazilian diving unnec- score his second goal of the afternoon. missed as Chelsea laboured against a one-two with James McArthur before ble of scoring almost at will and a slick essarily at the feet of Danny Ings and Sane completed an impressive individ- well-organised Palace, who also pro- fi ring low past Kepa Arrizalabaga. move saw them make it three in the 18th tripping the forward, who convincingly ual and team display in stoppage time vided a threat on the counter-attack It wasn’t until Sarri summoned Haz- minute. Again, Sterling was heavily in- shot home the penalty. when he steered in a left-foot shot from through Wilfried Zaha. ard and Mateo Kovacic from the bench volved, accepting Bernardo Silva’s pass However there was never a hint that 18 yards following another assist from It was Max Meyer who had the visi- in the 64th minute that Chelsea took and putting in a cross that was a little Southampton might be able to launch Sterling. tors’ best chance, but the German inter- control. Hazard’s fi rst involvement was too high for Sane but arrived for David anything resembling a fi ghtback and Meanwhile, Chelsea’s Morata has national, who is still looking for his fi rst to be chopped down midway inside the Silva, who volleyed in at the far post. City ended the half as they had begun now scored four in his last four Premier Palace goal since a summer move from Palace half, and his free-kick found a Southampton manager Mark Hugh- it — by scoring. League games after just two goals in his Schalke, fi red over when well-placed on way through to Morata, who arrowed a es, whose future has been the subject of David Silva’s through ball appeared to previous 20 domestic matches, and his the edge of the area. Chelsea took over shot into the far corner. increasing speculation following a run be going out of play but Aguero showed return to form could be the fi nal ingre- half an hour to create anything of note, Five minutes later Chelsea had that has now seen him win just four of impressive persistence to chase and pull dient Sarri’s side need to mount a seri- but Morata took the fi rst opportunity to breathing room as Morata again did well his 19 league games in charge, reacted it back for Sterling who, fi rst miskicked ous title challenge. come his way. to leave Marcos Alonso’s cross for the furiously to yet more appalling defend- but then shot past Saints goalkeeper The former Real Madrid striker gave The Spanish international showed a onrushing Pedro to slot home. Morata ing from his side. “We were poor in that Alex McCarthy from six yards. Chelsea a barely deserved half-time confi dence that has been sorely lacking had the chance to complete a fi ne dis- opening period, you have to be resolute Southampton improved at the start lead against Palace from an uninspired for the majority of his Chelsea career by play when put clean through by Hazard to keep back an outstanding City team,” of the second half, with James Ward- fi rst 45 minutes. However, Andros deftly controlling Pedro’s cross before in stoppage time, but failed to fool Hen- said Hughes. “We were a bit lightweight Prowse and Ings — via wicked defl ec- Townsend’s equaliser and the intro- drilling the ball low past Wayne Hen- nessey with his attempted chip.

BUNDESLIGA FOCUS Gladbach win pushes Bayern to third Leicester players in Bangkok AFP Berlin to pay respects to Vichai AFP horgan Hazard netted twice as Bangkok Borussia Moenchengladbach climbed to second place in the Bun- desliga table — pushing Bayern Mu- layers and staff from Tnich down to third — after a 3-0 victory over Leicester City arrived in Fortuna Duesseldorf yesterday. Bangkok yesterday to at- Defending champions Bayern drop one tend a mourning rite for place after being held to a 1-1 draw at home theP club’s chairman Vichai Sri- to Freiburg on Saturday, leaving Munich vaddhanaprabha, whose death four points behind leaders Borussia Dort- last week in a helicopter crash mund, who they face away in a crunch clash stunned the Premier League club. next Saturday. Yesterday marked the second Hazard, younger brother of Chelsea star day of a week-long ceremony Eden, has now scored seven goals in as many held at Wat Thepsirin, one of Leicester City team posing with Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha league games, as Gladbach bounced back Bangkok’s most famous temples (centre) son of Leicester City’s Thai owner, the late Vichai from a shock 3-1 league defeat to Freiburg which typically serves as the site Srivaddhanaprabha while they pay their respect in Bangkok. (AFP) and 5-0 thumping in mid-week at home to for funerals of prominent Thais. Bayer Leverkusen in the German Cup. Over the coming days Thailand’s at Cardiff City, their rstfi match minutes before the start of the It was a deserved win as Hazard netted a business and political elites are since his death, with players recitation ceremony. The fi rst penalty at the start of the second-half after expected to visit the temple to from both teams coming togeth- three days of the elaborate cer- winger Alassane Plea had his shot blocked pay their respects, while monks er to pay their respects before the emony will have royal sponsor- by a stray Fortuna hand. will chant Buddhist verses over game. Massive banners featuring ship. After the week-long cer- Soon after defender Tony Jantschke came the duty-free mogul’s body. Thailand’s fl ag saying “RIP Vi- emony, Vichai’s body will be kept on for his 200th Bundesliga appearance — Fortuna Duesseldorf’s Alfredo Morales (right) and Moenchengladbach’s Thorgan Vichai, 60, died last week, chai” moved across the stadium, for 100 days before cremation, all for Gladbach — the hosts celebrated their Hazard vie for the ball during the Bundesliga match yesterday. (AFP) along with four others, when and the crowd observed a minute though a date has yet to be set. second goal thanks to some clinical defen- his helicopter crashed and burst of silence. Fans wore T-shirts Vichai’s company started out sive pressing. BAYERN TO FACE HERTHA AWAY IN liga, while RB Leipzig face VfL Wolfsburg. into fl ames moments after tak- with Vichai’s picture on it, un- with a single store in Bangkok; When a long-range pass from Fortuna’s TRICKY GERMAN CUP TIE There will be a second division side in the ing off from Leicester’s pitch fol- derneath the words “The Boss”. today, his King Power empire Alfredo Morales went astray in his own Meanwhile, Bayern Munich will face a quarter-fi nals as Duisburg have been drawn lowing a match. His death sent After the match, 13 members includes a monopoly over the half, Gladbach’s attack pounced on the er- tricky away tie at Hertha Berlin, where they at home to Paderborn. The teams met in the shockwaves through Leicester, of Leicester City boarded a char- duty-free shops in Thailand’s ror. The ball was moved quickly to create a have already lost this season, in the Ger- second Bundesliga on Saturday with hosts where the charismatic Vichai had tered fl ight to Bangkok. Upon tourist-heavy airports. four-on-two situation and midfi elder Jonas man Cup following yesterday’s draw for the Duisburg running out 2-0 winners. become a beloved fi gure in the entering the temple, they gave Vichai leaves behind a wife and Hofmann slotted home his fi fth goal of the last 16. After crashing to a shock 2-0 league club and the city — a feat rarely Vichai’s family a hug, and then four children, two sons and two season to make it 2-0 on 67 minutes. defeat at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium in Sep- GERMAN CUP LAST 16 FIXTURES achieved by the Premier League’s off ered up jasmine fl owers as daughters. The four other crash Hazard claimed his second goal when the tember, Niko Kovac’s Bayern will return to foreign owners. It was under Vi- they knelt in front of a octagonal victims were identifi ed by British Duesseldorf defence held back as he made a the capital in February for the next round of To be played on February 5 or 6Hamburg v chai’s ownership that Leicester bejeweled urn given by the king police as Nursara Suknamai — an run towards goal, the Belgian’s eff ort took the cup. Nuremberg, Heidenheim v Bayer Leverkusen, crafted one of the biggest fairy- to pay their fi nal respects to their actress and a runner-up in Miss a defl ection, wrong-footing the Fortuna The draw also threw up several all-Bun- Schalke 04 v Fortuna Duesseldorf, Holstein tales in English football history beloved chairman. Thailand Universe in 2005 — and goalkeeper, to hit the net eight minutes from desliga ties as current league leaders Borus- Kiel v Augsburg, Hertha Berlin v Bayern by winning the 2015/16 Premier Princess Sirivannavari Narira- Kaveporn Punpare, both mem- time. This was Fortuna’s sixth straight de- sia Dortmund are at home against Werder Munich, Duisburg v Paderborn, Borussia League, having started the season tana, the daughter of King Maha bers of Vichai’s staff , pilot Eric feat to leave them joint bottom of the table Bremen, Schalke will host Fortuna Duessel- Dortmund v Werder Bremen, RB Leipzig v VfL as 5,000-1 outsiders for the title. Vajiralongkorn, also attended the Swaff er and passenger Izabela with an identical record to Stuttgart. dorf, who are joint bottom of the Bundes- Wolfsburg On Saturday the team played Buddhist rite, arriving about 30 Roza Lechowicz.

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QNB STARS LEAGUE QSL holds meeting for league’s second leg Boudiaf, El Arabi strike Doha: The Qatar Stars League (QSL) yesterday held the technical meeting for the 2018-19 season QNB Stars League’s second leg starting on Thursday, 8th November, with Week 12 action. QSL’s Competitions as Duhail beat Arabi Department Director Ahmed al-Adsani chaired the meet- ing, attended by Head of The victory helped Duhail re-establish their seven-point lead at the top the table Operations Ahmed al-Sayed, Referees Committee repre- By Sports Reporter sentative Abdulla al-Balooshi Doha POINTS TABLE as well as representatives of 12 competing teams — Al Team M W L D P Duhail, Al Rayyan, Al Sadd, l Duhail swept to a comfort- Al Duhail 10 9 0 1 28 Al Sailiya, Umm Salal, Al able 2-0 win against Al Arabi Al Rayyan 11 6 2 3 21 Gharafa, Al Arabi, Al Khor, Al in the QNB Stars League at the Ahli, Qatar SC, Al Kharaitiyat Al Duhail Stadium yesterday. Al Sadd 9 6 1 2 20 and Al Shahania. GoalsA for the hosts came in the sec- Al Sailiya 11 6 4 1 19 Al-Adsani wished the club ond half through Karim Boudiaf (55th Al Ahli 11 6 5 0 18 representatives success minute) and Yousef El Arabi (63rd). ahead of the start of decisive Al Gharafa 11 4 4 3 15 The victory helped Duhail re-estab- second leg. He expressed his lish their seven-point lead at the top the Umm Salal 11 4 4 3 15 hope to continue construc- table. They now have 28 points from 10 Al Shahania 11 3 5 3 12 tive co-operation to achieve games while second-placed Al Rayyan common goals in the best Al Arabi 11 4 7 0 12 are on 21 from 11 matches. Al Sadd who interests of professional foot- have played only 9, are on 20. Qatar SC 11 3 6 2 11 ball and QNB Stars League. What had started as a very open game Al Khor 10 2 6 2 8 The team colours and required Al Duhail goalkeeper Khalifa Kharaitiyat 11 1 10 0 3 jerseys were chosen for play- Abubacker to make multiple blocks as ers and goalkeepers during he thwarted Al Arabi attacks on several the meeting that stressed occasions. The lack of end product was clubs must bring their own bad news for Al Arabi as it allowed the team and reserve players for league leaders to grow into the game. matches and the importance The earliest warning came when El Ara- of being at the stadium on bi had a header disallowed for off side. match days well in time. The home side was unlucky not to The teams’ home jersey take the lead when Nam Tae-hee struck colours will be: Al Rayyan a spectacular volley from wide on the (red and black), Qatar SC left which looped over the keeper be- (full yellow), Al Duhail (full fore striking the bar. The same player red), Al Sadd (full white), was again involved as his goalbound Umm Salal (full black), Al Ahli shot was superbly blocked on the line (full green), Al Gharafa (full by Ali Bazmandegan. The Red Knights yellow), Al Arabi (full red), Al came out for the second half with even Khor (full blue), Al Kharaitiyat greater endeavour and were able to get (full blue), Al Sailiya (blue the breakthrough goal early on. and black) and Al Shahania Bringing possession down the left, (full blue). It may be recalled Boudiaf received the ball on the edge that the QSL had released of the area, looked up and then struck the schedule for Weeks 12, 13, a shot from 20 yards that was defl ected 14, 15 and 16 of the 2018-19 on its way into the corner of the net. season QNB Stars League. While Al Arabi were still reeling in The remaining fixtures will shock, a wonderful passing move cul- be announced in co-ordi- minated in Edmilson fi nding El Arabi nation with all partners and on the right of the box, who advanced stakeholders. The kick-off inside before drilling a low, hard shot times will be in accordance into the far corner. The 0-2 loss was not with the winter. what Arabi needed as they look to pro- pel themselves up the table. However, it Al Duhail’s Murad Naji Hussein (left) and Al Arabi’s Abdulrahman Waleed Mansour vie for the ball at the QNB Stars League. was the perfect outcome for Duhail as Al Sailiya’s Rachid Tiberkanine scored a they cemented their position at the top. hat-trick against Al Kharaitiyat. Tiberkanine returned to provide On the stroke of half-time, he was on across the line before Tiberkanine add- nightmares to his former club as he hand to fi nish with a header as he out- ed his third after some neat play. SAILIYA’S TIBERKANINE SCORES dium yesterday. Rachid Tiberkanine raced to 10 goals for the season. A jumped his marker and secured his side The fi nal goal of the night followed a HAT-TRICK AGAINST KHARAITIYAT scored a hat-trick, his goals coming in masterclass in positional play saw him a comfortable 2-0 lead going into the nice exchange between Adam and Ra- Al Sailiya secured an highly compre- the 32nd, 45+1 and 56th minutes. Ab- grab the fi rst goal of the night midway breather. Any hope of a comeback for chid before the latter crossed from the hensive 5-0 away victory over bottom dulqadir Ilyas added to his tally with through the second half as he converted Al Kharaitiyat was thwarted when Ilyas right for Adam to plant a header into the side Al Kharaitiyat at the Al Khor Sta- goals in the 52nd and 88th minutes. a low cross from close range. got in on the action to scramble the ball corner.

SPOTLIGHT FOOTBALL Once kicked off the team, Russian Qatar’s Umaru wins top scorer Dalaloyan now king of Gymnastics award at AFC U-19 Championship AFC SAUDI ARABIA EMERGE CHAMPIONS By FIG Bogor, Indonesia Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia claimed the AFC U-19 Doha Championship title yesterday after a hard-fought 2-1 win over South Korea. A scintillating fi rst half bdulrasheed Umaru’s seven goals saw display, with the talismanic Turki al-Ammar to t has been such a long time the Qatar ace fi nish as top scorer at the the fore, proved the diff erence at Bogor’s Pakan- since a Russian man won the AFC U-19 Championship Indonesia sari Stadium, as the Saudis sealed their third title world All-around title, that 2018 which concluded yesterday. success at this level, and their fi rst since 1992. Artur Dalaloyan was con- AThe 19-year-old striker found the net in four Both sides, along with beaten semi-fi nalists Ivinced he was the only one who of his country’s fi ve games at the tournament, in- Qatar and Japan, qualifi ed for next year’s FIFA had done it. cluding a hat-trick against Indonesia during Qa- U-20 World Cup in Poland. On a night of high After his narrow victory last tar’s remarkable 6-5 group stage victory. drama, it took Saudi Arabia less than two minutes week at the World Artistic Gym- “I really want to thank my teammates,” he told to break the deadlock, al-Ammar fi ring home af- nastics Championship in Doha, the-AFC.com after helping guide the West Asians ter Korea Republic goalkeeper Lee Gwang-yeon which concluded on Saturday, a to the semi-fi nals before they were beaten by had done well to save Abdulmohsen al-Qahtani’s grinning Dalaloyan told report- eventual runners-up Korea Republic. initial shot. ers he was pretty sure he was the “Every goal I scored was because of their hard Saudi Arabia extended their lead on 22 minutes, fi rst Russian man to win the cov- work, so I must give them a lot of credit. I still this time Khalid al-Ghannam sending a delightful eted title, unaware that 19 years don’t really believe we lost in the semi-fi nals, but shot over Lee Gwang-yeon from distance much to prior, one of his former coaches, I am really glad we got that far. I truly hope that the delight of their supporters. Nikolai Kryukov, conquered the everyone in Qatar is happy with us and our eff ort Korea reduced the defi cit in the 64th minute, Gymnastics world in Tianjin in this tournament. Ultimately, there were bet- Cho calmly despatching a penalty after Jeon Se- (CHN). The 22-year-old Musco- ter teams than us, however we did everything we jin had been upended in the area by Muhannad vite will have to settle for being Artur Dalaloyan won four medals at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Doha. The Russian could. I am sure I will learn from this experience.” al-Shanqiti. Korea worked tirelessly to fi nd an the fi rst Russian man in the 21st won gold in men’s all-round and Floor Exercise, silver in Vault and bronze in Parallel Bars. (AFP) Umaru’s teammate, Hashim Ali, fi nished tied equaliser, but it was not to be as Saudi Arabia duly century to wear the crown. “I’m for second place with losing fi nalist Jeon Se-jin held on to claim the continental crown and spark overwhelmed by emotions,” he Japanese gymnasts. Look, this is yourself in the gym and only ship in Montreal, I literally left after both players bagged fi ve goals apiece. wild celebrations. said, the gold medal still around possible!’ But he still could not train. I wanted to have fun, dance in tears: two Chinese won indi- his neck. believe in himself.” with girls, go for walks, and much vidual All-around medals, the No man had a better meet than Dalaloyan has been through a more. I thought, ‘Why limit my- Japanese won the bronze, and our Dalaloyan in Doha, who became rollercoaster ride to get to the top self? After all, I’m already in the David Belyavskiy made a mistake the fi rst man to earn fi ve medals in Doha. Lack of confi dence re- national team!’ Then I began to in the last rotation that cost him at a Worlds since Vitaly Scher- sulted in inconsistent perform- notice that the other guys were the title.” bo in 1991. Apart from his all- ances, and he went through a all progressing, and I was wast- A healthy Dalaloyan won three around title, Dalaloyan also won rebellious period in his teens that ing time. When I realised that I more gold medals (team, Vault gold in Floor Exercise, silver in fi nally resulted in the 15-year-old really could not get to Rio, I dis- and Parallel Bars) at August’s Eu- Vault and bronze in Parallel Bars. being expelled from the national carded all unnecessary and went ropean championships in Glas- Kryukov was one of the coach- team for disciplinary reasons. He to work. It was like something gow, setting up his performance es who guided Dalaloyan through says it took him a month or so of clicked in my head. I really un- in Doha. Fourth in qualifi cation his tumultuous career, beset by being stubborn to come back to derstood a very simple thing: I after falling victim to Pommel setbacks and painful lessons the gym with a new attitude, need Gymnastics.” Horse, his duel with defending learned. The head coach of the “I really understood a very After missing out on the squad champion Xiao Ruoteng ended Russian men’s junior team, Kry- simple thing: I need Gymnastics,” for the 2016 Rio Olympics, Dala- up with a favourable result for the ukov recalls watching Dalaloyan said Dalaloyan, who Wednesday loyan refocused his eff orts. He Russian, earning him the nick- from the time he was fi rst learn- thanked Kalinin for his “infi nite fi nished second All-around to name “King Artur.” ing pull-ups on the Horizontal patience” over the years. Oleg Verniaiev (UKR) at the He has also been called the Bar at Moscow Dinamo, where After returning to the team, 2017 Europeans in Cluj-Napoca “New Nemov” thanks to his ex- he began training with his coach he took a laidback approach that (ROU), where he won the gold on cellent form and bodyline that Alexander Kalinin at age 7. cost him his dream of competing Vault. A broken foot limited his has drawn comparison to 2000 “I remember how he was in my at the Rio 2016 Olympics. performance at the 2017 World Olympic All-around champion youth team, and how I took him “I did not do things the way Championships in Montreal Alexei Nemov. But in Doha, Dala- to the Japanese Junior Interna- professional athletes should (CAN), where the Russian men loyan managed to do what even tional,” Kryukov told reporters. do,” Dalaloyan recalled earlier once again left empty-handed in Nemov could not at seven world “I remember saying to him: ‘Look this year. “When you are 18 or the All-around. championships over a decade: what they are doing, the Chinese, 19 years old, it is diffi cult to lock “At the last world champion- win the All-around. Abdulrasheed Umaru scored seven goals for Qatar, including a hat-trick against Indonesia.